Horse-overshoe.



G. W.'MOHR. HORSE OVEBSHOE. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 22. 419m.

1,296,208. ,Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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HORSE ovERsHoE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. Z2. I9I8.

l ,296,203 .Patented Mar. 4., 1919.

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NTO/MIEI .citizenof the United gtates, and .residentof shoes,` .of-whichthe fo cation. A The object GEORGE WILLrAMMoHmoF rnnsnvormnmnwJnnsnv. 7

HoRsE-ovnRsHon.

Jersey Gity, in `the county of Hudson and Stateof NewJersey,haveinventcdfanew and useful linprovemcntnin I 'IorseOverf Hoving.1S a Speclof v.invention is to provide a Vconvenient L l.andserviceable lovershoe .for horses adaptedto `h egput `on over asinoothor worn shoe toenable the horse to be eifecltivelylrough-shod.wwheneverY desired finslipi i part hereof:l l

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pery .weather, withoutV reshoeing. The in- I vention comprises certainnovel vfeatures.;and.` combinationsthereof, v as I.will presently ap.-

Peill", GQntributingtothis end.

Injphe accompanying drawings forming-Qa' qFigure l isaside elevationofthe overshoe appliedetaV a lioofshodwith an. ordinaryshoe V AYinvvhich.theitoe and heel calksmaybe underlstoodas havinggworndown;

Fig.j2 is al lvertical' flongltudnalQsection through. the saine,Itheirfront vcalli .of .the nailed shoebeing shown5glessworn,and frontcalks with.y .lower yheads being used Vvon `the Fig.. 3 is a similarView of a modiication, illustrating removablecalks with .still .lower'lig. 541s afront elevation;

,Figs 5,5? and 5" areelevationsof sorne different callS; vhich in-ayghel employed; Y.

Fig.- "7A 's avertical crossfsection on-the Fig. -8 is afplan viewvofthe `form' shown inFignB.V Y

The hoofis designated a, and yan ordinary shoe thereon b .jx

d The overshoe' .comprises a v.sole Yplate 1,52 whichl ispreferably.solid' as shown-in Figs. 1, 2. and 6, butmaj] bejopen. A.nopen plate laisshown in Fig.?8 .f, In either eventgthey plateV ,-isso formed asto'extend-beneaththegnailed V.flic

--r'shoe from toe Vto the'heel thereofinelusivm, and is integral,asA;distinger iishe d-.fromfoneV made. ojointed E sections., The .top fpart vof theplates cutfawayacross Vthe, front, fr. i

i conditionille calks 5.. are Aprovided with. dif-'ll ferent lheiglits,o f'headasl shown, to be used andhence it'can bereadfilystarted andthen vingfa' .,toe.,reoess 2,and;,atl'thefrear.corners "I heel-.recesses 3, are provided. These recesses.. will aQCommodatefw-hetmayremain of fthe' toeand,heelcalksof,theshoe b." i Two ormQrvverticaI--ralk 'openings .4' are formedahrough the hottoin wallQoflrfthe A.toe

recess' .27.-and similar-.openings .are formedY` through .the'beftomiwlls-efthefheel recesses inserted fromtheltop, sotjhatltheir pointedyends project below tlieplate.'V The holesand the upper .parts of theShanksy yof .the calks are preferably,screwfthreadedbutithisisnot. y

essential., 'Chpllllfl idesirableto avoid loose- 265 ness. v 'Ihe.fshoe. b isshownas smooth andflat 01.1, @bosom in rig: .1.19am.practicum original y,toe {andheel calksfwill".naturallyf y fwearunevenly. I nrorderftoiallow gfor this' "5f int erclilaii'ggeably..lSdsituated, thecalks cangl 'il notl drop' lout; beca-use of, thePOJtions oiy the;V

l with .removable calks, ,possessesfthe double 'l advantage that the vcalks ,cannot wearloose 85 and drop out, and thatfWhQnfa new calkistobeput init is `first; enteredlinto .a partfof ther hole .whichghasbeen protected froniweanl forced, if necessary, down into place.

perience with c'alks screwed up'gfrornsbelow has. showed Vmethatlreplacementofsuch a callryis. likelytor he diicul-t, orimpossiblewithout 1re-tapping, .because oit' the; bottom of Vthethreadedholehaving become worn orlthe 95 threadldistorte'd. l Asifar as I,arn-.awaregfam the1 iirst yto .provide an overshQe, applicable Vbe neath-,a.fnailed shoe, having, or capableot Y having; 'elks; insertdidow fromabove..

i ks beingllocatedet the.;true te'and ".109

hee regions; Thelocaton 0f. the 5 CalkSS is important/...because is. atthese regns where the horse naturally obtains its grip on icy surfaces,and because if. calks are placed at the intermedlatervreglon, so as toshorten the base, the hoof will rock, while av multiplicity ofcalksdistributed yfrom front to` rear renders the grip less effective. Y

Clips 6 projecting up-ward'from theside front portions of thesole-plate, and `clips 7 e similarly projecting from the rear sideportions, -embrace the nailed shoe and preferably also the lowerpart ofthe hoof Vand constitute rigid abutments preventing the plate fromslipping `rearward or sidewise rela'tivelytoy the hoofr andnailed'shoegthe clips 7,' being rearward of the greatest widthj ofv theaverage shoe, also prevent` forward i displacement. the back there mayalSO bea raised rib'or stop 8,,whicli isuseful more particularly to keepthe plate from slipping forward on broad, short shoes vVand-lshoes'fwith rubber heels,'pthis Yback stop being relatively low andadapted tocoperate with the heel of the nailed shoe without `"bearingagainst the soft back part of the hoof.

VThe advantage of the solid over the open soleplate. is thatit willexclude snow and mud; `and in order to prevent such material entering.at the rear a transverse 'packing strip `9 of felt or other suitablevmaterial is shown upon the top of the plate near the f rear, andslightly in front'of theheel re# cesse's 3terminating at its endsinwardly of the sides of the sole plate, andof'ailength to extendbetween the'side members Hofl the shoe and to llthe space. between thehoof and plate, this strip being secured tothe' Y'.plate in anyvsuitable'manner..

' .common anchorage member corqolate 1() is curved to fit the frontupper partxof the y' hoof, vas shown in Fig. 1. A tension member. 11,consisting preferably of a metalj strap, is securedfby a hingeconnection or otherwise to the clip 7 atthe inner side of the:ysole-plate 4and thence' extends upward* and forward over the hoof to a.point of atf ta'chlnent l2 on the adjacent later-al portion of A' y theanchorage plate l0. The saidpoint o-f'attachinent is desirably in .thevnature 'of aY permanent, flexible connection, and lmay be a,y hinge, asshown; Another tension mem ,berYV 11a is united .with 'theother rearclip 7, and passes .upward and forward like the member v1l, its upperend being vpreferably formed with'an arrow or T-head 13, constiktutingamember of aseparable" connection cooperating with a pair of lugswlilonthe-y corresponding lateral portion-of thel anchor` age. plate'. A'turnbuckle 15 in the member 1lEL enables this'member to be tightenedandloosened when putting Yon and taking off the By undercuttingA ltheabuttingl` surfaces of the lugs and 'head as indicated atl@A in Fig. 4:,disengagement is permitted, only'after a-certain amount ofloosening atovershoe.

transverse rubber heel. -sole-plate la, instead *of h'aving'the cornerY"or at least its lower portion, and its connectionfwith the soleplate,are made so as to V.lie close to the hoof. a

A pairv of Afro-nt tension members v17 ,areY

connected with the clips 6., at what 'may be' termed the forward lcornerregions ofthe sole-plate, and extend upward and rearward 1n convergingrelationupon thehoof, being preferably'united witheach other in V-formand 'provided with av common central extension 18, containingfaturnbuckle `19- andA a head 20, the latterl coperating With'a pair oflugs 21 on. the central lower part of the' anchorage plate, after themanner of the head and lugs 13 and V14: already described.4 The clips' 6may be twisted at the top, in order that'hinge connections 22 may beYprovided, thefaxes of ment.

' It will be understood, however, that IidoVK which will be in alinenotlimit myself vto 'the'precise form'ofthe fastening means.' f1

Y `The overshoe of Figs. 3 and Sisdesigned for use with shoes inwhichthe usual heel portionsA arev omitted and replaced with a In suchAcases, the

heel recesses 8 of the other form, 'is recessed entirely across the topand. rear,r to receive plate section 23,'which-isLheld -in'jplace byscrews 24 or otherwise,^and prevents therear callrs 5 workingupward intothe rubber heel.y l

It -will beapparentfthat theovershoe cani'- be quicklyy and readilyrapplied and removed,

and when tightened is secure againstfdisplacement'. Y The calfks can bereplaced -as often asfmay be necessary to insure against slipping, andmay be of various styles.' lfIt may bev noted that the'calks arereadily" re- `movable 'and replaceable, that isjtosayfby hand 'or withordinary implements such Vas a screw-driver orwrench, asf distinguishedfrom operations requiring Va mechanic or, horseshoer or special tools'and' appliances.A

The'recesses and openings in which they are received vare .entirelyaccessible when ,the

overshoe is ofi' the hoof, and when inuse the i,

removable calks lare'held between thevs'ole-l plate and the nailed Shoe,except in the spe- VVcial 'caseof the heel calks of'Figs. 3 and 8,

wheretheir heads are covered by an additional rplate s`ection,'which,howeven'is re-'f movable in the same co-nvenient'manner as the c'alksthemselves, that is-to say by un v 2 Y 125YV` screwing. y

-iWhat IClm as new-is: l v

Yl. Ahorse overshoe having. a soldpla 'formed to extend beneatha 'nailedshoe'fromfy amenazas; w

toerto heel :thereogf inclusive and provided with :means for rholdingit.fini place, ;Sad plate 1having .recesses :in tsiupper sideiat the f toeand? heelf-with openings -.thrO11g-h sthe bottoms of said recesses, `andremovableheaded calks inserted-.downward through said lo'penings withtheir heads below the surface of the .gplate on which the mailed z. shoerests, whereby the removable ealks and the worn calk `part-vo'fthe-nailed shoeia-re':iboth` accommodated one below the other, theremovable calks being prevented from coming out.

2. A horse overshoe having a sole-plate formed to eXtend beneath anailedshoefrom toe to heel thereof inclusive and provided with means forholding it in place, said plate having recesses in its upper side at thetoe and heel with openings through the bottoms of said recesses, incombination withv Vthrough the bottom of said recess, removable Vcalksinsertedidownward through said openings with heads adapted to beaccommodated beneath theV worn toe calk. of the shoe,

and other removable headed calks inserted downward through the heelportions of the plate.

4. A horse overshoe comprising a soleplate with means forholding it inplace beneath a nailed shoe, said plate having recesses in its upperside. at the eXtreme toe and heel regions adapted to receive the worntoe and heel calks of a nailed shoe, Vand openings through the bottomsof said recesses, and removable headed calks in- A serted downwardthrough said openings to be held against dropping out by the portions ofthe plate beneath the heads and against upward movementby the shoe. n

5. A horse overshoe, comprising a soleplate provided with means forholding it beneath anailed shoe, saidsole-plate havingV accessiblerecesses in its upper side with openings through the 1bottoms of saidrecesses, and headed calks having their Shanks extending downwardthrough said openings and their heads accommodaated in said re- Y cessesbelow the surface-of Vthe .plate lupon which. thenailed shoe rests.V

" of a sole-plate adapted to be held beneath 6. n a horse Vovershoe, thecombination a nailed shoe, said plate having an -accessible l reccss'inits upper Aside anda screw-threaded y opening through the bottom of saidrecess,

a removable calk A having' andrew-threaded shank v extending downward.through 1 said.;l opening and, ahead accommodated .finisaid recess.V YAl horse overshoe vcomprisin,g angintegr-.al fSQ1e-p1atefadaptedtoextend i .beneath ,y

inclusive landhavinggrecesses in its Atopposi; .i tioned to receive theworn toeand heel calks of ftheashoe; removablefcalks :misa-1d#recessedportions o-f the plate, clips projecting up from the side front andVside rear portions of the plate to prevent horizontal displacement, andfastening means connected-with said clips and adapted to pass over thehoof. Y 8. A horse overshoe comprising anv integral sole-plate adaptedto extend beneath i a nailed shoe from the toe tothe heel thereofinclusive and having recesses in its top positioned to receive the worntoe and heel calks ofthe shoe, removable calks in said'recessed portionsof the plate, clips projecting up vfrom the side front and side rearportionsoflthe'plate to prevent horizontal displacement, an additionallow back-stop onk the plate-adapted to coperate .withthe heel of thenailed shoe without-'bearing upon the soft part of the hoof-,andfastening means connected with said clips and-adapted to pass over thehoof. .1 n 9. A horse overshoe comprising a solid calk-bearingsole-plate, aV transverse packing-strip on top of saidv plateV adjacentthe"A yrear and terminating at yits ends inwardly A of the sides of theplate adapted to comeV under the hoof to prevent entrance ofmaterialbetween the hoof and the late, andV Y means for holding saidplate vin p ace. i i

10.- In a horse overshoe, the combination Vwith a sole-plate, offastening -means com-V prising af common V.ancho-rage member Vadapted tobe applied to the front of `the hoof, and tension members connected withthe forward and rearward portions ofthe .sole-plate and provided withturnbuckles and means offseparable connection upon said f,

anchorage member. y v

11. In a horse overshoe, the combination with a sole-plate, of:fastening means comprising a common anchorage .member adapted to beapplied to vthe front of the hoof andhaving undercut lugsfandtension imembers connected with the forward and rearward portions of thelsole-plate and having tightening Ymeans, and heads adapted to hook withsaid undercut lugs. V

with a Ysole-plate, of 1 fastening A meansy compr1s1ng a commonanchorage member adapted to be applied to thev front of the l Y V125 yhoof, and tension members connected with Vthe forward and-rearwardportions-of the sole-plate and having means of separable.

connection upon Vsaid anchorage member, the f* '1b. f afnailedshoe-.from the toe toftheihee'l thereof 12. In a horse overshoe, thecombination v forward members being 'united inf Vform= Ltegralsole-plate with means for holding 1t f in place beneath a nailed shoe,said plate having 'a recess in'ts upper sidelat theextreme toeregionadalpted t0 receive the worn toe vczillr` of the nailed Shoe, andAopenings' 10 through the `bottom fof said recess,.,remo`vable calkinserted downward throughsaidopenings -wth heads adapted-to: 'be acconrmodated beneath the wornftoe'eaikfof the Washington, D. C.

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